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I’m a horrible blogger.  I’ve had the FreeTalk Everyman headset for months now and used it countless times, I’ve also had the Yamaha PSG-01s for a month or so now and haven’t blogged about either one.  I could make excuses but I won’t.  I will just give you a quick review from my point of view, the user/consumer.  I’m not a techie numbers guy telling you that the the SILK processors do this or that and how special some chip inside of “it” may be.  I can tell you this though.

Everyman:
The Everyman Skype headset is fantastic.  It’s a basic stereo headset with a boom mic but it’s much more then that.  I’m no audiophile but I know this, it sounds great on every single call I’ve used it for.  It’s light, small and packs easily into a travel bag.  I’ve taken it on a few trips now and it’s treated me quite well.  Honestly I’d recommend it for anyone in the market for a Skype headset, but best of all it’s only $23.  I mean seriously, you can’t go wrong with this thing.  So my review of the EveryMan is this, don’t hesitate to go out and buy it, you won’t be sorry.

Yamaha PSG-01s:
Now the Yamaha PSG-01s is a real piece of high end kit.  This thing blows other speaker phones away, at close range.  The output on it is great, it sounds just like it should, no break up or static.  The input on the other hand is great, but only up to about 6 feet. When the person speaking is under 6 feet from the Yamaha you will undoubtedly pleased.  It’s as if you are on a wired handset.  On the other hand when the person speaking is more then 6 feet away it is still good but sounds like you are on a speaker phone, which you are.  It sounds a bit hollow and as if you are in a tunnel.  The call can continue without any issue but the quality isn’t perfect.
It’s a great speaker phone for small rooms or at least small tables with people not sitting far from it but it’s not going to be great for a large table of people.

As a whole I like both devices very much.  The EveryMan is something I will highly recommend and suggest people pick up.  The Yamaha is something people should consider carefully, it’s a bit on the pricier side but I still think it’s a great piece of kit.

PS: My good friend Jim Courtney writes here about the Yamaha and more importantly the special deal that runs until the end of 2009.  Normally priced at US$219/£199/€199 – including delivery and VAT/Sales taxes, until December 31, 2009 pricing has been reduced to US$199.90/£179.90/€179.90 – including delivery and VAT/sales taxes.

Disclosure: I have been loaned both of these devices.  All my opinions are my own and not influenced by the companies loaning me the gadgets.  Let’s be honest, if you give me something to review I won’t tear it apart, if I don’t like it I just won’t write about it.